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Entries from February 2008

Meteorologist Serves in Iraq, Part 3

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 265 of Weather Break
On Wednesday’s and Thursday’s episodes of Weather Break, Creighton University student Kevin Phelps had an opportunity to speak with Chuck McWilliams, a meteorologist with KETV (Channel 7) in Omaha.  Chuck serves in the National Guard, and he recently returned from a 13-month [...]

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February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 264 of Weather Break
On yesterday’s episode of Weather Break, Creighton University student Kevin Phelps had an opportunity to speak with Chuck McWilliams, a meteorologist with KETV (Channel 7) in Omaha.  Chuck serves in the National Guard, and he recently returned from a 13-month tour in [...]

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A Meteorologist Serves in Iraq, Part 1

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 263 of Weather Break
Recently, Creighton University student Kevin Phelps had an opportunity to speak with Chuck McWilliams, a meteorologist with KETV (Channel 7) in Omaha.  Chuck serves in the National Guard, and he recently returned from a 13-month tour in Iraq.  During that time, Chuck [...]

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Aviation Meteorology at the National Weather Service

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 262 of Weather Break
The National Weather Service issues forecasts for the general public and for a number of specific interests.  One example of this latter kind of forecast would be the aviation meteorology forecast they produce.  These forecasts are intended for use in flight planning [...]

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Forecast Accuracy vs. Forecast Skill

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Click here to listen to episode 261 of Weather Break
Weather in the Great Plains tends to be hard to forecast with an accuracy.  The patterns change dramatically from day to day, bringing radically different weather.  It’s a lot easier to be an “accurate” forecaster in a place like Phoenix, where the [...]

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